Dustless broom.



No. 841,045. PATBNTBD JAN. s, 1907.

' J. R. PRICE.

DUsTLEss BRooM.

APPLICATION FILED DBO 28 1905 A OHNE YS 35 tia ly the same plane as thesection 2 2, but

UNITED STATES Pa'inNr omnes.

JoiiN RICHARD PRICE, or FOND DU LAC, wiscoNsIN.

DUSTLESS BROOM..

Specification of Letters Patent.

I ateted Jan. 8, 1907.

Application sied Decemhe; 23,1905. serai No. 293.593.

To w27 whom, it may concern.'

. Be itknown that I, JOHN RICHARD PRICE,

a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Fond du Lac, in thecounty of Fond du Lac and State of Wisconsin,AU have invented a new andImproved Dustless Broom, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

y This invention relates to brushes and, brooms.

he obj ect ofthe invention is to construct s h device in such a way thatit will prevent the raising of dust when in'use. y

A further object of the invention is to conv struct the device so as toenable the handle to be adjusted upon the body of the brush and also toconstruct the body of the brush in such a way as to enable the straws orbristles to be easily reversed or replaced when worn.

The invention consists inthe construction and combination of parts to bedescribed more fully hereinafter and particularly set forth in theclaims. y

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in `which similar characters of reference` indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a broom constructed according to myinvention, a ortion of the handle being representedA as roken away. Fig.2 is a cross-section taken-substantially on the line 2 2.of Fig. 1. Fig.3 is a cross-section taken on the line 3 3 of Fig.`-2.-"

Fi 4 is a cross-section taken in substanshowing only the up er portionor bonnet of the broom-frame. his View is upon an enlarged scale. lFig.- 5 is a perspective of the bonnet shwn in Fig. 4, representingthesame in an inverted position. A portion of an portion of the handle andillustrating the manner of attaching the same to the broomframe; andFig. 9is a erspective of a binderwire, several of whicli are used insecuring the straws of the broom to each other,

them being clearly lane passing through the up-l Referring moreparticularly 'to-the parts, 1 represents the body of the broom, `whichis form. The straws forming the (broom-body 1 are attached securelytogetheiiin Atwo sections by binding-wires 2. Thief' vupper lpprtion ofthis body 1 is securely held in a frame Acomposed of broom-straw,bristles, or of a x mixture of broom-straw and f/b'ristles. ,The'

3, which is preferably constructed o f lsheetmetal or similar material.prises a bonnet 4, which is of elongated rectangular form in plan, asshown in Fig. r7'.

ward, the same being preferably disposed on This frame coml ,In Theupper portion of the bonnet is formed the longitudinal central `line ofthe bonnet 4. f This sheath is of greatly-elongated rectangu- -lar form,so as to form4 afsheath or guard for an apron ,9,y which passesdownwardly therefrom and depends therebelow, as shown most clearly inFigs. 3 and 4.v The upper extremity of this apron vis attac'hg'idlto alongitudinal hanger bar or `wire 1()-,`/which is disposed withinthereservoir 5,.-as shown most' clearly in Figs. 2 and 3., This Iapronis made of felt or similar material. v

The lower portion of the bonnet 4' is formed -with adownwardly-projecting flange 11,

which extends continuousl around the edge of the bonnet and is slight yoffset inwardly, as indicated most clearly'in Fig. 5. 0 opposite sides,preferably near the ends of t e bonnet, this fiange 11 is provided withopenings 12, which 'are adapted to receive through-bolts 13, whichafford meansl for attaching clamping-plates or clamps 14. These platesare preferably of skeleton form, one ofy illustrated in Fig. 6. Eachclamp consists, substantially, of a late the body of which ,is punchedout to Form openings 15, forming transverse bars 17, 18, and 19. Thebars 17 and 18 are preferably turned inwardly at their lower edges andformed vwith serrations or teeth 20 for a purpose which will appearhereinafter. The clamps are bent inwardly at their edges, so as to formflanges 21, and the edges of these flanges of the opposite plates areadapted to IOO I-TO

abut, so .that the `two platesfmay, clamp the;v upperportion of thebroom-body therebetween, as illustratedpmost clearly in I `ig.n 2. Itshould be understood, however, that before clamping the plates upon thebroombody Vthe sections of the samewill'be' arranged on each side of thesheath 8. As indicated, the sheath 8 preferably enlarges'in width towarditslower extremity,and thisarrangement facilitates the'. securing of thestraws-of the broom, as suggested.

It `will be understood that When the clamps 14 are putin-position andheld by the clampi-v ing-bolts- 13 *y the upper edges of the clamp lrestagainst ashoulder 22, which is formedy around the bonnetV 4 byoffsetting the flange linwardly, as described above.

At'its-.middle portion the bonnet-iis provided with whack-1e zs-,whichis ofbow form,

I shack e. l a screw 26 ismounted f the extremity w ereaslshoW-n. Uponthis shackle thereis mounts4 ed a'movable lip or saddle 24, theconstruction of which is very clearly shown in Fig. 8. ThisI saddlepresentsy oppositely-disposecl arms 25,' the extremities whereof Vturninwardl so as to engage the under side of ,the In the outer portion ofthe saddle ofp-asses outwardly andl is rigidly secured in a socket 27.Iny this socket is rigidly attached the handle 28 of the broom. Thissocket27is-formed double, as shown, so that a socket 27'* is formed.which receivesv the handle 28\ and a socket 27b isformed which `receivesthe clip-or saddle 25. Evidently b rotatingthehandle-28 the screw26-(whic is Iigidtherewith) will 'advance in theI saddle l25', auditshead -will eventually clamp thev clip upon the shackle. From thisarrangement' evidently the-angular position of the handle with `resect'y to the broom-frame may be adjusted as esired.. l

Ihv order Vto enable the absprbentv materialv 6 within the reservoiinl5ftofberenewed, I'form tlieu perside of the bonnett' with a cover 29,wcli opens upwardly-upon a suitable;

hinge 30, said' covercnnsisting of an elon-v oil the dust'will ad ere tothe broom-body or will collect readily'iponthe ioor in advvance ofthebroom.

Having thus describedmy invention, I" 'claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent r y 1; A broom having a body composed-of?broomstrawswith an apron depending iny the interior of said body,andmeans-for may be sup lied to-saidstraws to prevent the raising odust: p

2. In a broom in combination, a bonnet' having a chamber constituting areservoir, a sheath projecting downwardly therefrom,- a-l body securedabout said sheath, andV an apron within .said sheath and: dependingtherebelowwithin said body.

3. In a brooin inl combination, a frame-1 comprising a bonnet having achamber sorbent material, alsheatlrextending, downward from the bottomo"said chamber, aA broom-body surrounding said sheath, clamping said'bedand an apron-within -said body.

' In testimony whereof I have Isigned my name to this speciication'inthe presence of" two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN. RICHARD PRICE; Witnesses: y

' M. T'. SrMMoNs, F. A. Born:

sheath and' epending'within said broom.

moistening saidk apron whereby moistureI -formed therein adapted toreceive anl ab- 8o ing-plates-attached to-saidbonnet-and secur- 5

